Composites News

The NCC has announced that it is partnering with Drive System Design (DSD), on a new project that seeks to improve the efficiency of the integrated electric drive unit (EDU) of electric vehicles (EVs).

Taking a cue from membranes present in the body tissues of living organisms, researchers have constructed a novel membrane by integrating boron nitride with aramid nanofibers that are utilized in Kevlar.

Evonik has announced expansion of ROHACELL® high-performance rigid, closed-cell foams production, to fulfill the increasing demand for lightweight construction materials for specialty applications, at its Mobile, Alabama site in the United States.

TRB Lightweight Structures is working in collaboration with CAF on the production of 17 new trains for West Midlands Railway. Each four-car train is designed to operate as a stand-alone vehicle, or can be coupled with additional units to increase passenger capacity. TRB has been appointed for the design and production of new gangway doors, used to section the cab off from passengers in driving mode, or used to create additional corridor space to allow passengers to move between trains when they are coupled.

Chemists at the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM) located in the Institute for Basic Science (IBS, South Korea), have demonstrated the synthesis of a unique type of 2D metal organic framework (MOF) with stimulating magnetic properties and electrical conductivity.